this is a timeline.

1496--He was born

1514--De soto sailed to the new world

1519--De soto sailed twenty mills

1530--De soto became a regidor of leon, nicaragua.

1533--The spanish held atahualpa captive in cajamarca for months while a room filled with gold and silver objects to ransom him.
1534--De soto was serving as lieutenant.

1534--De soto packed up his treasure and return to spain.
1535--king charles awarded diego de almagro,francisco.

1540--perico taken was guide.

1541--De soto troops reached the mississippi river.

1541--De soto demanded men 200.

1541--The expedition became the first europears.

1542--De soto died of semitropical fever.

1539--De soto landed nine ships with over 620 man.

1939--The final report of the united stats de soto expedition commission.